The Apocalypse of Abraham in Its Ancient and Medieval Contexts

The Apocalypse of Abraham in Its Ancient and Medieval Contexts
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 9789004430624
ISBN-13 : 9004430628
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Book Synopsis The Apocalypse of Abraham in Its Ancient and Medieval Contexts by : Amy Paulsen-Reed

Download or read book The Apocalypse of Abraham in Its Ancient and Medieval Contexts written by Amy Paulsen-Reed and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Apocalypse of Abraham is a pseudepigraphal work that narrates Abraham’s rejection of idol worship and his subsequent ascent to heaven, where he is shown eschatological secrets through angelic mediation. This fascinating text was only preserved in Old Church Slavonic and must be studied as both a medieval Christian and an ancient Jewish text. This monograph addresses the following questions: -Why were medieval Slavs translating and reading Jewish pseudepigrapha? -How much, if at all, did they emend or edit the Apocalypse of Abraham? -When in antiquity was it most likely written? -What were its ancient Jewish social and theological contexts?


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